Google Launches 'Googlebook' Laptop at $899 — SkimNews
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- Google is launching a laptop line called "Googlebook" on October 4, with five models available for preorder starting at $899, per Ars Technica's coverage.
- Googlebook is being marketed as a laptop designed specifically for Android phone users, with both WIRED and Google's own blog framing it as the device Android owners have been waiting for.
Why it matters: At a $899 starting price, Google is selling its own premium laptop to lock Android users into a single-vendor phone-to-PC ecosystem, putting it in direct competition with third-party PC makers that have long served Android phone owners.
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